Bond Referendum Sets Stage For Cotton Transfers
In Loving County cotton farmers vote May 13 to 17 on allowing 1969 upland allotments to be sold or leased to farms outside the county. Transfers by owner to farms they control may cross county lines within Texas. two thirds yes needed. Ballots mailed or hand delivered. count on May 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loving
Arthur Jackson
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Upland
Cotton Belt
Pecos Independent School
Pecos
Orla
Saragosa
Ray Whitley
Whitley
Quartet To Sing Banner At Pecos Rodeo Nights
A quartet will perform the Star Spangled Banner each night of the Pecos rodeo and fair July 3 4 5 and 6 Buck Jackson president of the Pecos Rodeo and Fair Association said the singers are J O Strother Robert Neal Hughes Mrs Pam Erskine and Mrs Helen Hoefs of Balmorhea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Jackson
Pecos
Pecos Junior High Honors History Teacher on Yearbook Release
Howard J. Foster, eighth grade history teacher at Pecos Junior High, was honored Friday as the Eaglet 1968 yearbook was released and dedicated to him. Dan Schaefer sponsors the annual staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard J. Foster
Pecos Junior High School
Dan Schaefer
Home Ownership Rising Among Reeves Residents
Reeves County shows a shift toward home ownership with about 58.6 percent of dwelling units now owned by their occupants. The increase comes as more families move from renting to buying, reflecting growing wealth and desire for stability in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County
Funeral Rites Held for Emmett Shellhouse
Funeral services were held Monday for Emmett Eugene Shellhouse 78 at the Pecos Funeral Home Chapel with Paul Rogers officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. He was born October 3 1889 in Alabama and died Friday April 26 at his daughter’s home. Survived by widow Eunice two sons Lannie Pecos and Merle Canton five daughters Sadie Uechert Florence Penn Holdman Winnie King and Lela Wallin eighteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren. He was a retired farmer, formerly of Winters, living with his daughter for the past month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Eugene Shellhouse
Pecos Funeral Home
Paul Rogers
Church of Christ
Fairview Cemetery
Mr. Shellhouse
Alabama
Jean Holdman
Winters
Eunice
Lannie
Pecos
Merle
Canton
Sadie Uechert
Florence Penn
San Antonio
Holdman
Winnie King
Bay City
Lela Wallin
Brady
Catholic Veterans Installed In Gonzales Post Ceremony
Ismael Armendariz installed as first Post Commander of Gonzales-Garcia-Perea Post Catholic War Veterans at Santa Rosa Church. Officers named include Arnie Calderon Johnny Salcido Joe Tercero George Vasquez Abel Leos Alex Marquez Ramon Nunez Toribo Acosta Richardo Carrasco Fidel Pena Roddy Harrison and Rev Fr Dante Leoni. Installing team from Victoria with Tamayo from Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismael Armendariz
Gonzales - Garcia - Perea
Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Arnie Calderon
Johnny Salcido
Joe Tercero
George Vasquez
Abel Leos
Alex Marquez
Ramon Nunez
Sgt
Toribo Acosta
Victoria
Liason
Mr. Tamayo
Austin
May Draft Call Seeks 15 Men from Local Boards
The local Draft Board is tasked with supplying 15 men for the May quota. Six draftees from Winkler Ward Pecos Loving County, plus one from Reeves and one from Loving County, are to enter the service. Names include Gerardo Velasquez Jr and Douglas Spurrier among others, with several listed from Monahans Fort Stockton and Iraan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winkler-Ward
Pecos-Loving County
Gerardo G. Velasquez, Jr
Donald L. Jones
James A. Parsons
Danny L. Abbott
Juan Hernandez
Kermit
Douglas Spurrier
Wink
Reeves County
Loving County
Alvaro Sais
Pecos
Loyd B. Shifflett, Jr
Mentone
Ward County
Stephen E. Cornwell
Monahans
William T. Know
Pyote
Roy D. Cavaness
Royalty
Pecos County
Ronald G. Ray
Reynaldo E. Hernandez
H.J. Cagle
Fort Stockton
Bob W. Hall, Jr
Iraan
Area Could Become Prime Sulphur Source
The article discusses the Permian Basin sulphur industry in its infancy, noting rising prices from 24 to 42 dollars per ton between 1963 and 1968, extensive evaporite deposits in West Texas and southeast New Mexico, and large land leases in Pecos and Culberson counties. It explores industry interest, development prospects, and challenges for new entrants in a monopolized market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian
Texas
New Mexico
Pecos County
Culberson County
Fort Stockton
Trans- Pecos
Graveside Rites for Molly Hubbell
Graveside services will be held at Fairview Cemetery this morning at ten for Molly Hubbell infant daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hubbell. Rev Paul Thompson of the Assembly of God Church will officiate. She was born Saturday in Memorial Hospital and died Sunday night. She is survived by her parents a sister Carla and grandparents Mr and Mrs C E Hubbell of Seadrift and Mr and Mrs F E Vance of Lamesa California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Cemetery
Molly Hubbell
George Hubbell
Paul Thompson
Assembly of God Church
Memorial Hospital
Carla
C.E. Hubbell
Seadrift
F. E. Vance
Lamesa
California
Thurmond Opens Van Horn Funeral Home
Thurmond announces the Van Horn Funeral Home in Van Horn with William Hollis of Pecos. The venture will occupy the former Draper Funeral Home building and aims to open between May 1 and May 15 offering full mortuary services and 24 hour ambulance support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Near
Thurmond
Pecos
Commonwealth College of Mortuary Sciences of
Houston
Nail Haggard Funeral Home
Dangerfield
Williams Department Store Sees Name Change
Carleton Williams announces full ownership of the former Shipman and Williams Department Store and has renamed it Williams Department Store. The store at 215 South Oak will continue serving customers as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Williams
Shipman and Williams Department Store
Williams Department Store
South Oak
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Howard Foster
Reeves
Shellhouse Rites
Life Insurance Institute
The
National Association of Home Builders
Department of Commerce
Our
Fair City
Rocky Davis
Dennis Roberts
Davis
Dennis
Midland
W. Floyd Wright
Midland Reporter-Telegram
United States
van Horn
Williams
Marcelio Jaquez
Water Department
John Oglesby
Jaquez
E.W. Schmidt
J.G. Sunday
J.T. Prewit
C.T. Mount
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